Lincoln child is an american thriller author best known for the popular pendergast series, which he coauthored with douglas preston. Lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut, place he still calls his hometown despite having left the place before he even reached his first birthday. Despite the same last name, the two authors are not brothers. Books the official website of douglas preston and lincoln child. Crooked river agent pendergast series book 19 by douglas preston and lincoln child. Lincoln child audio books, best sellers, author bio. Biography born in westport, ct, in 1958, lincoln child grew up with a consuming interest in writing. Lincoln child books list of books by author lincoln child. Lincoln child has 97 books on goodreads with 1241421 ratings. Lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut, which he still calls his hometown despite the fact that he left the place before he. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Make offer the ice limit by douglas preston and lincoln child 2000, hardcover 1st,1st pendergast.
Working with douglas preston for much of it, theyre both well renowned for their indepth and thorough research. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels, including the wyman ford series and a novel entitled jennie, which was made into a movie by disney. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of a number of bestselling thrillers including riptide, the ice limit and relic. Lincoln child has 97 books on goodreads with 1239494 ratings.
Reading the lincoln child books in order for his solo works means basically picking up the jeremy logan series, including deep storm, terminal. Lincoln child s first book, relic, was a huge success that really kickstarted his career. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with douglas. Douglas preston was born in cambridge, massachusetts in 1956, and grew up in the nearby suburb of wellesley. In fact, since lee child s real name is james grant, his real brother is another thriller author, andrew grant. Douglas preston is an american author best known for his collaboration with lincoln child in creating the wonderful and unforgettable paranormal thriller series, pendergast. Author lincoln child bio and signed books vj books. Child was performing the function of the editor at st martins press at the beginning of. Welcome to the official site of douglas preston and lincoln child.
Lincoln child is the new york times bestselling author of the forgotten room, the third date, terminal freeze, deep storm, death match, and utopia, as well as coauthor, with douglas preston, of numerous new york times bestsellers, including fever dream. I enjoy some of lincoln childs books but i found the beginning of this book tedious and some slow. Crooked river by douglas preston, lincoln child books on. He lives with his wife and daughter in morristown, new jersey. Lincolns studies would spur him to enter public life and to become a lawyer a profession he mastered by his usual method by teaching himself.
Lincoln child hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Lincoln childs most popular book is twelve years a slave. The books in this series are in fact the first ones ive read by this author, however, while waiting for new books in the series, i went out and bought whatever novels. Preston and childs relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and relic was made into a numberone box office hit movie. Lincoln child fans would probably enjoy this book but it was not one of my favorites. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of relic, riptide, the cabinet of curiosities, and other bestsellers. Having penned over seventeen novels to date, lincoln child holds for himself an impressive resume. Child is especially renowned for his collaboration with fellow writer douglas preston, he graduated from carleton college in northfield, and got a degree in english. Their first book together, relic, was published in 1995 by tor books and received much praise and critical acclaim. Online and instore available instore filter results sort. Lincoln child is the author of death match, deep storm, terminal freeze, the third gate, and the forgotten room, as well as coauthor, with douglas preston, of numerous new york times bestsellers, including blue labyrinth, white fire, cold vengeance, and relic. See all books authored by lincoln child, including relic, and city of endless night, and more on.
Pendergast is abruptly forced to accept an unthinkable condition of. Douglas jerome preston born may 31, 1956 is an american journalist and author. The official website of douglas preston and lincoln child. Lincoln child october, 1957 is an american author of technothriller and horror novels. Author lincoln childs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Douglas preston pictured, left and lincoln child who have written 28 books together, including this weeks no. Lincoln child was born in 1957 in westport, connecticut. Over twenty of the collaborative novels and most of his solo novels have. Here you can learn more about the authors, their collaboration and their books. Lincoln child books list of books by lincoln child. Someone asked through email whether lee child and lincoln child the author of the special agent pendergast thriller series coauthored with douglas preston are brothers. Hidden deep beneath manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. Reliquary is the smash hit second book in the pendergast series, from new york times bestselling authors douglas preston and lincoln child. Lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut in 1957. Lincoln child audio books at simply audiobooks simply. He attended pomona college, and studied a wide variety of subjects before deciding to major in english literature.
Back to full list of authors the thrillers of douglas preston and lincoln child stand head and shoulders above their rivals publishers weekly. Below is the order of when all of lincoln child s novels were originally released. The thrillers of douglas preston and lincoln child stand head and shoulders above their rivals publishers weekly. He enjoyed writing short stories as a child, and penned his first and second unpublished novels before he was old enough to vote. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of such highlyacclaimed thrillers as crooked river, old bones, verses for the dead, cabinet of curiosities, and relic, the latter two of which were chosen by an npr poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written. Browse audiobooks written by lincoln child sorted by.
After an overhaul of leadership at the fbis new york field office, a. He has also published seven thrillers of his own, most recently the jeremy logan books full wolf moon and the forgotten room. Lincoln child is the author of death match and the bestselling utopia, as well as coauthor, with douglas preston, of numerous new york times bestsellers including the book of the dead, dance of death, the cabinet of curiosities, still life with crows, and relic. Books that influenced abraham lincoln the art of manliness. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. As lincoln got older and became a politician, his reading regimen took a bit of a dip, but he continued to peruse books, giving each a chance. Lincoln childs most actionpacked and whiteknuckled novel to date, full wolf moon is the perfect combination of exotic locales, provocative science, and raw. Their books are notable for their thorough research and scientific accuracy. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with douglas preston including the agent pendergast series and the gideon crew series, among others, he has also written seven solo novels, including the jeremy logan series. Books by lincoln child author of deep storm goodreads.
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